Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Assistant Officer(s) (Ref. 240001Q4) (Closing date: July 11, 2024)

The appointee will be stationed at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin and will carry the functional title of Assistant Officer (at the rank of Project Assistant II).

He/ She will be responsible for (a) providing clerical and administrative support to Department events throughout the year, including but not limited to academic conferences, departmental meetings, social events and professional clinical examinations; (b) providing secretarial support (e.g. calendar management, communication with private patients, processing payments and reimbursements, etc.) to clinical professoriate staff; (c) liaising with academic departments and administrative units of the University and external parties, and; (d) performing other tasks as assigned.

Applicants should have (i) completed secondary education; (ii) Grade E/Level 2 or above in at least 5 subjects in HKCEE, including Chinese and English (Syllabus B); OR any combination of results in at least 5 HKDSE subjects (including Level 2 or above in Chinese and English): Level 2 or above in NSS subjects, “Attained” or above in ApL subjects (subject to a maximum of 2 subjects), and Grade E or above in Other Language subjects; (iii) fast and accurate word-processing skill; (iv) a good command of both written and spoken Chinese and English; (v) well versed in Microsoft 365 applications; (vi) a willing-to-learn work attitude with attentiveness to details, and good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills; and (vii) the ability to work independently with strong initiation in problem solving. Previous experience in event and exam administration, and/or as an executive assistant will be an advantage.

Appointment will initially be made on a 2-year contract with contract-end gratuity, renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement.